Preserving and canning device.



PATENTBD OCT 29. 1907.

S. W. HARRBLL. PRESBRVING'AND GANNING DEVICE.

AEPLIOATQIION'FILED JAN. 28. 1907.

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PRESERVING AND CANNING DEVICE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Pa.tented Oct. 29, 1907.

Application filed January 28, 1907- Serial No. 354,627.

To all whom it may concern:

I he it known that I, SARAH l/VARNERHARRELL, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at Amite, iu the parish of Tangipahoa and State ofLouisiana, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inPreserving and Canning Devices, of which the following is aspecification.

This invention relates to preserving or canning devices.

One object of the invention is to provide a device constructedandarranged for disposition within a-iruit jar or can to force the heavysubstance toward the bottom of the jar or can and the juice or liquidsubstance to the top thereof, and thereby overcome any tendency ofmolding or decaying of the fruit or other commodity confined within thejar or can.

Another object of the invention. is to provide an exceedingly simple,inexpensive, durable and efiicient device of the character described.

With the above and other objects in view, the present invention consistsin the combination and arrangement of parts hereinafter more fullydescribed, illustrated in the accompanying drawings, and particularlypointed out in the appended claims.

In the drawings: Figure 1 is a vertical sectional view of a jar or othervessel, illustrating my invention in perspective and also showing theheavier material forced toward the bottom of the vessel and the juice orlighter material near the top thereof. Fig. 2 is a detail per-" spectiveview of a modified form of the invention; and Fig. 3 is a detailperspective view of a modified form of the invention. I

Referring now more particularly to the accompanying drawings,.thereference character 1 indicates a solid shank provided at one end withan enlargement or head 2 and at its opposite end with a con'cavo-convenbase 3 provided with any desired number of perforations 4,

If so desired, the base may be formed concavo-conyex and corrugated withthe perforations 4 formed in the sides of the corrugations as shown inFig. 3. 'In any event, the device is preferably formed of a single pieceof glass, porcelain or other suitable material, porcelaip preferred. I

In the use of my invention the jar or can 5 isfirst filled with thefruit or other canning substance and the modity causing the juice orliquid to pass through the perforations of the base and remain upon topof the commodity, thereby preventing molding and decaying of thecommodity so commonafter commodities are jarred or canned.

What is claimed is:

1. The combination with a Jar and a closure therefor; of means coniincdwithin the jar for pressure. upon the contents of the latter composed ofa single piece of solid material including a shank provided at one endwith a Witnesses 2 H. P. MCCLENDON, J. J. LAUTXER.

